Word Count: 100
It had long since become common knowledge that her husband had boarded a flight to parts that remain unknown, taking with him the sum total of their accumulated wealth…
To anyone that might inquire, Emily would simply smile and say, “I’m picking up the pieces.”
And she was… Literally.
Piece by piece she had wrapped him in blue tape and bubble wrap, and mailed him off to that lovely man they had met on their last trip abroad- the one who had agreed to place a few collectibles in cold storage for them- for a small sum of course.
Prompt courtesy of Friday Fictioneers
Thru Violet's Lentz 
Very clever Emily, and Violet 🙂
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Thanks Iain
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Yes! Picking up the pieces 😉
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Thank you Tina
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Clever. Though it took me two readings to be sure I’d understood it. Look, I’ve been writing for 8 hours with scarcely a break. You expect me still to be sharp? 🙂
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Don’t write yourself to a frazzled now. I exchanged one word and I think it is easier to understand now too. Thanks for the heads up
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Nicely done!
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Thank you Paula
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OOOOOOO!!!
Wonder what he did to deserve that!
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I don’t know, but I’m betting it was a doozie!!
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Delicious!
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A good, fluent telling of a darkly humorous tale. Nice one!
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Thank you Penny.
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Hopefully, the lovely man won’t put him back together again!
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Uh oh. Never thought of that possibility..
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Urk! I hope the “lovely man” doesn’t get into trouble when the postal service inevitably rips one of the packages and discovers the contents… nice one 🙂
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Seems the moniker, ‘lovely man’ has drawn more attention in the comments than I imagined.. Nice.. I guess lovely men get what they get huh?? hahaha
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Dear Violet,
Perfect title. This one made me choke and laugh out loud. (Shame on me. 😉 ) Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So happy it elicited the response it did. Thanks again Rochelle.
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Violet is such a pretty, demure name. Amazing that it covers up such gory thoughts 🙂 I don’t know why this made me smile. But it did.
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But say my name all together as one word, voiletlentz. Hmmmm. Thanks for being such a faithful writer/reader.
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Well, now that you pointed that out, I guess I can expect more of the same 🙂
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i was confused about the title. was it pun or what? then after reading your story, it became clear. anyway, what kind of a husband would deserve this extravagance? think about the risk and the expense. he must really be special. she could have just thrown in into a vat of acid and be done with it.
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I’ll let her know you suggested that. Maybe next husband. Hahaha
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I love the way this story twisted around. Great play on words. Very much enjoyed it.
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Thank you Lisa. I am so glad you stopped by.
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She cleverly picked and parceled the pieces, all with a smile. Looks like she is enjoying herself.
Can’t say I enjoyed the story any less. ☺
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Your probably right. Thanks for dropping in.
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You may want to rethink making Emily mad! Nice one Violet!
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I think you’re right Russell.
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Wonderfully bizarre and so entertaining. Love the euphemisms : ‘the lovely man agreed to place a few collectibles in cold store for them’ – hah ha !
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Thank you so much. I think I’m gonna have to get the lovely man his own story!!! hahaha
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Really enjoyed the dark humour. Emily seems to be revelling in the process of mailing off the pieces… yikes!
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Diabolical I love it.😊
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Thanks Jo!
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Wicked! Emily should start a male order business. Deliciously dark tale.
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Mmmmmmm Sounds like a whole new chapter!!! Thanks for stopping in!
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Neatly told. Perfect crimes are so entertaining.
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Thank you Jilly!
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I hope she wraps the pieces well, wouldn’t want them coming apart in the post. Nicely done
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I kind of get the feeling she knows what she is going… Thanks for stopping in,
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How sinister! Nicely done.
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Oooo thank you!!
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I enjoy the macabre. I enjoyed this. Now, where can I send some packages? Hmmm….
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I wonder how they will handle the smell… Vacuum sealer?
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You could very well be right. I’ll have to ask her….
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Oooooooo fabulous piece. Sweet revenge methinks
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Thank you Laurie for stopping in.
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Oh wow, Violet…what a story! A good twist in the end! I can imagine the lady doing it with concentration and a small smile, more like a smirk, playing on her face.
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Thank you Anshu. I think that little smile tells us a lot about her..
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Perfect!
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